2004 Navy Midshipmen football
Emerald Bowl champion
Emerald Bowl, W 34–19 vs. New Mexico
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 24
Record10–2
Head coach
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorBuddy Green (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVPAaron Polanco
Captains
  • Aaron Polanco
  • Josh Smith
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 24 Navy   –     10 – 2  
Notre Dame   –     6 – 6  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Paul Johnson. The Midshipmen finished the regular season with a 9–2 record, the first time since the 1963 season that Navy had won nine or more games in a season. Wins over Army and the Air Force Falcons secured Navy's second consecutive Commander-in-Chief's Trophy.[1] Navy secured a berth in the 2004 Emerald Bowl when the Pacific-10 Conference did not have enough teams to fill its bowl obligations. The other tie-in was with the Mountain West Conference (MWC), and the Midshipmen ended up playing the New Mexico Lobos. They won the game with a score of 34–19, finishing with a 14-minute, 26-play drive that set the record for the longest drive in a college football game.[2] The win gave the Midshipmen a final record of 10–2, the first time since the 1905 season that the Midshipmen finished with ten or more wins.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 p.m.Duke
HDNetW 27–1229,027
September 11Northeastern
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CN8W 28–24
September 187:00 p.m.at Tulsa
W 29–023,658
September 251:30 p.m.Vanderbilt
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
HDNetW 29–2632,809
September 307:45 p.m.at Air Force
ESPNW 24–2144,279
October 1612:00 p.m.vs. Notre Dame
CBSL 9–2776,166
October 231:30 p.m.Rice
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
HDNetW 14–1331,117
October 301:30 p.m.No. 3 (I-AA) Delaware
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CN8W 34–2034,416
November 67:00 p.m.at Tulane
L 10–4221,484
November 201:30 p.m.Rutgers
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CSTVW 54–2133,615
December 4vs. Army
CBSW 42–13
December 304:30 p.m.vs. New MexicoNo. 24
ESPN2W 34–1930,563

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References

  1. ^ "Navy 27, Air Force 24". Military.com. Associated Press. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  2. ^ Flynn, Tom (December 30, 2009). "College Football's Longest Drive". The Wall Street Journal. New York. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "Navy, 99 Years Later, Matches 10-Victory Season". The New York Times. December 30, 2004. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  4. ^ "2004 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2012.


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